Incinerator



vPatented Een. 2'?, 19E?.

unirse STATES KELLOGG; MANN, OFy DERBY, NEW YORK.

INCINERATOR.

Application mea April aa,

My invention relates in general to incinerators, and particularly to that type of incinerator which isused for the disposal of garbage and refuse. in residences, apartment..

buildings, and the like.

The principal object of my'invention has been to provide an incinerator which shall be simple in construction, and, therefore, inexpensive to manufacture.

Another object has been to provide such a device whereby the refuse and garbage may be so thoroughly dried that it shall not require the use of supplemental fuel to dry, ignite or burn it. v

`The above objects and advantages have been accomplished by the device shown in the accompanying,drawings, of which:

Fig. 1 is a side, sectional elevation of my device, and is taken on line'1-1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a transverse, sectional view of the saine andis'taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

My device relates to that type of incinerator'in which the chimney'tlue is used as a conduit for conveying the refuse and gar'- y bage to the incinerator. For convenience of illustration, this part of the device is not shown or described.y

' My device isarranged at the bottom of the chimney 5, which is shown in a fragmentary manner, and it comprises an incinerator chamber 6 formed by side Walls 7, which may be circular as shown, or of any other desired form. The chimney 5 is connected with the incinerator chamber 6, preferably by means of a sloping wall 8, which is inclined upwardly so as to bring about an unobstructed passage of air, smoke, and gases from the incinerator chamber to the chimney.

Arranged near the bottom of the incinerator chamber is a stationary grate 10, formed with the usual grate bars 13 andan outside flange 111. Since the incinerator shown in the accompanying drawingsy is round, this.

grate is also round in general contour. The grate is considerably smaller in diameter ,than the interior diameter of the incinerator chamber, thus providing-air spaces 11, eX- tendng around the grate. These air spaces are separated by lugs 12which are formed on the grate and these lugs may be embed-v ded in the masonry of the walls of the incinerator, whereby the grate is supported. The grate is provided with the usual bars 13.

A cage 15 is provided for the device and is made preferably of rods 16, each offwhieh 192e. semi No. 104,095;

has its lower end supported in a suitable opening formed'in a flange 14 of' the grate 10. The upper end 17 ofeach of the rods is preferably bent at right angles and may be supported by being *embedded in the masonry of the .incineratoix The holes of the grate 10` are so spaced from the outer periphery of the grate, and the ends 17 are so placed, that. the rods willfbe spaced a considerable ydistance from the inner wall'of the incinerator chamber, thereby providing free passage of the air from the space below the grate, along the inside wall of the incinerator chamber, over the top edge of the cage to the space above the cage, as well as around the same, thus completely enveloping the contents of the cage in freely'circulating air, whereby the contents of the cage is quickly "driedr and easily burned. The barsare-fpref ei'ably of sufficient number and are spaced so as to prevent refuse andy garbage from passing between them and into the space below the grate 10. y

Arranged preferably in the front ofthe incinerator is an opening 20, which is'arranged' below the grate 10 and an opening 21 which is arranged' above the grate 10.

`rThese openings are preferably provided with the usual doors 22 and 23, respectively,

whereby ashes and unconsumed objects may be easily removed from the incinerator. It will be noted'from Fig. 2 that the rods 16 are omitted from the front of the incinerator where the openings are provided.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that air will be drawn not only through the grate 10 and through the refuse and garbage but also around the outside of the cage, whereby the same will be thoroughly dried before it is ignited. It will be clear that'if'the pile of garbage contained in .the cage is closely packed on top or is moist on the top so as to prevent free passage of air there through, air which is drawn up through the bottom'of the pile will be drawn outwardly toward the outside of the cage and thence to the chimney, thus producing an outward lateral movement of air currents which will efficiently dry the contentsl of the cage.

When suliicient refuse and garbage has been collected in the incinerator, and the same has been dried, it is only necessary to bottles, will, ofcourse, be melted and fall to 'the ash pit where such particles ef molten sie l lli glass will be removed with the ashes. objects, such as tin cans, will be thoroughly sterilized and these may be removed from the grate 10 through the opening 2l. I

Obviously, some modifications of the detailsherein shown and described may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or the scope of the appended claims, and I do not, therefore, wish to be limited to the exact embodiment herein shown and described, the form shown being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim is:

l. An incinerator comprising an incinerator chamber having an upwardlyh inclined top, a grate arranged near-the bottom of the chamber, and a fixed cage arranged above and surrounding the grate and comprising a plurality of vertically arranged and Vinterspaced bars, having their lower ends disposed inthe grate, and their upper ends bent at right angles and supported in the masonry of the incinerator chamber, the cage being smaller in diameter than the in `terior of the chamber so that unobstructed air rby-passages are provided along the sidesl of the cage which open into the air space above and below the cage, whereby the contents of the cage is completely enveloped in circulating air. y y

i2. An incinerator comprising an incinerator vchamber having an upwardly inclined top, a grate arranged near the bottom of the chamber, and a fixed cagel arranged above and surrounding the grate, the cage being Other smaller in diameter than the interior of the chamber and comprising a plurality of vertically arranged and interspaced bars, having theirrlower ends disposed in the grate and 'their upper ends bent at right angles and supported in the masonry of the incinerator chamber.

8. An incinerator comprising anv incinerator chamber having an upwardly inclined top, a grate ar 1anged near the bottom of the chamber, and afixed cage arranged above and surrounding the grate, they cage being smaller in diameter than the interior of the chamber and comprising a plurality of vertically arranged and interspaced'bars, having their lower ends disposed in the vgrate and their upper ends bent at right angles and supported independently of each other in the masonry of the incinerator'chamber. l

fr. l-'in incinerator comprising an incinerator chambery having an upwardly inclined top, a grate arranged near ythe ybottom of the chamber, and a fixed cage arranged above and surrounding the grate, the cage being smaller in diameter than the interior of the chamber and comprising a: plurality of vertically arranged and interspaced bars, having` their lower ends loosely disposed in the grate and their upper ends ybent at rightV angles and supported independently of each other in the masonry of the incinerator chamber.

in testimony whereof, I haveV hereunto signed my name.

KnLLoee MANN; 

